Ive Been Wrong Before, Evan James
Ive Been Wrong Before, Evan James
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I've Been Wrong Before
Essays

Author: Evan James

Narrator: Charlie Thurston

Unabridged: 6 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2020

Synopsis

From the award-winning essayist and author of the “shrewd as hell and hysterically funny” (Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties) novel Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe comes a moving and unforgettable essay collection about his travels around the globe as he reflects on the power and complexity of human relationships.

From the award-winning essay “Lover’s Theme,” in which Evan James explores the life of a drag queen in San Francisco, to his poignant story of coming out in “One Hell of a Homie,” set against the backdrop of the 1992 film Class Act, this essay collection brilliantly captures both the beauty and pain of relationships—friendly, familiar, and romantic. I’ve Been Wrong Before is an eye-opening and heartfelt illustration of how our differences are often the things that bring us closer together. Masterfully balancing tremendous insight with startling humor, this absorbing collection features Evan James’s “wry intelligence and sense of the absurd” (R. O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries) and is perfect for fans of Alexander Chee and Maggie Nelson.

About Evan James

Evan James is an award-winning writer whose personal essays and fiction have appeared in such publications as Travel + Leisure, Oxford American, and The New York Times, among others. He is the author of Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has received fellowships from Yaddo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Lambda Literary Writers’ Retreat, where he was an Emerging LGBTQ Voices Fellow. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan

I’ve been wrong before, but why is no one talking about this book? It deserves to be recognized in the queer canon for its vulnerability, breadth and depth of the queer experience, and its insight into life. My personal favorite was “One Hell Of A Homie.” It touched on aspects I think many other que......more

Goodreads review by Bandit

I’ve recently read a terrific book of essays by Jordan Kisner. The sort of thing that makes you reconsider your preprogrammed menu of reading likes and dislikes. One of those things where you go…ok, maybe essays can be of interest. Ok, let’s try another. So I did. This one showed up on Netgalley pro......more

Goodreads review by Erik

A witty, thoughtful reflection on being gay in your 20s, Evan James "I've Been Wrong Before" is a collection of essays that you absolutely must add to your "to read" stack today. Each essay in this collection serves as a point of departure for James as he thinks back to his at-times-chaotic life figu......more

Goodreads review by Nick

I laughed hard, I (almost) cried, I wondered whether my new thing is reading essays from queer alumni of the Iowa Writer's Workshop. I like this one most of all, though (Sorry Alex Chee!), maybe because he's from the Pacific Northwest and we share some sort of innate sensibility in that regard. Each......more

Goodreads review by Renata

Back when the library was open, sometimes I'd read a review of an upcoming book and put a hold on it and then forget about it until like 2-3 months later when it would show up on my holds shelf and I'd be like, "Oh yeah, I think I remember reading about this..." Anyway this was one of those books, it......more

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